Rachel Lindsay - The Taming of Laura by Rachel Lindsay

Author:Rachel Lindsay [Lindsay, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: x
Published: 2010-08-22T18:40:48.280000+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

LAURA opened her eyes and stared round 'her, puzzled. The sun streamed in through the window, reflecting on the crystal chandelier that hung from the ceiling and making a pattern of gold on the lime green carpet. With a start she sat up in bed, memory returning as she looked round the opulent bedroom in Mrs. Dimar's flat. It had been Nikolaos' wish that she leave from his aunt's home on the morning of her wedding, and because of the large retinue of bridesmaids—another of his wishes—she had agreed.

Pushing aside the bedclothes she padded over to the window. The street was deserted and she stared down at it. Her wedding day. By this afternoon she would no longer be Laura Prentiss but Mrs. Nikolaos Dimar. The thought aroused no response in her mind: it was as if she were thinking of another woman. A glance at the clock on the bedside table showed her it was barely seven. It was too early to get up, but it was impossible to go to sleep again, and slipping on a housecoat, she quietly opened the door and made her way to the kitchen. It was warm and empty and larger than the whole of the flat which she and Celia had shared.

Smiling at the thought she put on the kettle, set two cups on a tray and found some biscuits. Unfamiliar with the layout, she took some time and before she was ready the kettle was boiling. Picking up the tray, she walked along the corridor to the room which had been given to Celia.

It had required a certain amount of manoeuvring to make sure her friend was not on flight duty today and it had been her first experience of Nikolaos' power.

"If you'd like her to have the whole week off I can arrange it," he had said when she first broached the subject. "After all, I'm not President of Bantock Airlines for nothing."

"I can't believe you'd ever waive the rules!"

"For you I would do anything. Surely you know that?"

Instantly she thought of Melissa. So far she had not talked about her to Nikolaos and now seemed an auspicious moment. She moved over to sit beside him on the sofa. "Can I talk to you about Melissa, please?"

"Of course. What do you want to say?"

"She's very unhappy, and I—"

"Please, my dear. You must not discuss my family affairs."

"Why not?" she protested. "As you wife I will be part of your family."

"As my wife you must learn not to question anything I do."

"If you expect me to be a yes-woman—" The rest of her words had been lost for he pulled her into his arms and covered her face with kisses.

"How beautiful you look when you are in a temper! I'm going to enjoy making you angry and then soothing you with love."

Remembering the way the scene had ended, she sighed. Would all their arguments end with his mounting desire and her acquiescence? Closing her mind to the question she walked into Celia's bedroom, put the tray on the table and drew back the curtains.

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